Well I didn't know it was that simple.. one dose of venture capital, some smart engineers, no stupid focus groups or market research, just pure elegance. Oh! And of course public capital - cause only the federal government knows how to steer companies to be successful! Without them, where would we be?Oh, wait. What about Hewlett and Packard? The garage they started their enterprise in, in Palo Alto, is still around - probably a museum. Did they develop something for the war effort (the Good War)? Nope sorry kids, sorry Mr President - it was an oscillator.
You know, something that oscillates. According to the wisdom of wikipedia, which has some absolutely fine editors, these first oscillators were used in something similar to today's surround sound. Not a military app. Not funded by the feds. Not even chosen to succeed by the feds. Just a couple Stanford grads and a single car garage (back when families only needed one car) looking for fun things to do!
So twitter town hall, Obama wants it all. To focus on manufacturing. Which is ok by me, I learned a lot in the widget factory. But Mr Pres how are you going to pay for it. Should the government pick winners and losers, or let those grads do fun stuff and see what transpires? Apple case in point - no focus groups, just pure elegant design. Microsoft, on the other hand - zillions of test groups and such. Would you rather take your ipod or your Windows laptop with you on a walk??
ok chose one, to define the term "nexus"
Option (A) Tax the rich to provide services to the poor
Option (B) No more taxes, no more government services
And will we solve this debt limit thing in time, or crater into the ocean? And I don't even live in California, who knew the ocean was that close!
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